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Contemporary art speaks Korean
Free Korean language tour 무료한국어투어
Saturday 21 May 2011, 11am
2011년 5월 21일 토요일 오전 11시Ticketing and membership desk | Duration 30 minutes | Free
Image: The new John Kaldor Family Gallery with Sol LeWitt’s Wall drawing #1091: arcs, circles and bands (room) 2003 © Estate of Sol LeWitt/ARS. Licensed by Viscopy, Sydney
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Patricia Piccinini artist talk
Contemporary artist Patricia Piccinini will discuss her practice and work ‘The comforter’ 2010
Saturday 21 May 2011, 12.00pm
Contemporary galleries | Duration 30 minutes | Free
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Bodyweather dance performance
Butoh artist Tess de Quincey and sound artist Jim Denley perform ‘Line in line’
Saturday 21 May, 1pm
Entrance court | Duration 30 minutes | Free
Image: Jim Denley & Tess de Quincey in Breath Photo: Mayu Kanamori
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Performance by Ms Kandinsky
Colourful tales of artistic discovery through contemporary art, performed by Alex Norman.
Saturday 21 & Sunday 22 May, 2pm
Entrance court | Duration 30 minutes | Free
Image: Alex Norman as Ms Kandinsky
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Contemporary collectors forum
Sydney collectors John Kaldor, Naomi Milgrom Kaldor, Andrew Cameron and Daniel Droga discuss collecting contemporary art
Saturday 21 May 2011, 4.00pm
Centenary Auditorium | Duration 1 hour | Free
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Architecture tour
A walk-through of the new contemporary galleries with architect Andrew Andersons and deputy director Anne Flanagan
Saturday 21 May 2011, 5.30pm
Duration 30 minutes | Free
Image: The new John Kaldor Family Gallery with Sol LeWitt’s Wall drawing #1091: arcs, circles and bands (room) 2003 © Estate of Sol LeWitt/ARS. Licensed by Viscopy, Sydney
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BMX bike performance
A celebration of street culture in contemporary art
Saturday 21 & Sunday 22 May, 10am
Front of the Gallery | Duration 15 minutes | Free
Photo: Simon O’Brien © 2011 Michael Harris
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Exhibition talk by Edmund Capon and John Kaldor
Gallery director Edmund Capon and John Kaldor introduce the new contemporary galleries.
Saturday 21 & Sunday 22 May, 10.30am
Contemporary galleries | Duration 30 minutes | Free
Image: John Kaldor and Edmund Capon in front of Ugo Rondinone siebterjulizweitausendundnull 2000 (detail) John Kaldor Family Collection at the Art Gallery of NSW © Ugo Rondinone, courtesy Sadie Coles HQ London
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Contemporary art speaks Mandarin
Free Mandarin Language Tour 免費普通話導覧
Sunday 22 May 2011, 11am
5月22日，週日下午11點Ticketing and membership desk | Duration 30 minutes | Free
Image: The new John Kaldor Family Gallery with Sol LeWitt’s Wall drawing #1091: arcs, circles and bands (room) 2003 © Estate of Sol LeWitt/ARS. Licensed by Viscopy, Sydney
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Interactive character tour: Pertinos
Join our new Gallery character Pertinos on a lively tour of the contemporary galleries, specially written and created by children’s author Geoffrey McSkimming
Saturday 21 & Sunday 22 May 2011, 11am
Entrance court | Duration 30 minutes | Free
Image: Tara O’Sullivan as Pertinos
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Interactive storytelling: contemporary art
With Open Stage Productions
Saturday 21 & Sunday 22 May 2011, 12.30pm
Entrance court | Duration 30 minutes | Free
Image: Monique Dykstra and Daniel Cordeaux
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Special lecture by Tate curator Jessica Morgan
Jessica Morgan discusses the Tate’s collection.
Sunday 22 May, 12.30pm
Domain Theatre | Duration 1 hour | Free
Jessica Morgan
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Contemporary artists talks
Leading artists discuss their practice and their works on display in the contemporary galleries.
Saturday 21 & Sunday 22 May 2011
Various times, as indicatedContemporary galleries | Free
Image: Aleks Danko. Photo: Jude Walton
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John Kaldor Family Gallery audio-described tour
Tour of the John Kaldor Family Gallery for people who are blind or vision impaired
Sunday 22 May 2011, 1.30pm
Contemporary galleries | Duration 30 minutes | Free
Image: The new John Kaldor Family Gallery with Sol LeWitt’s Wall drawing #1091: arcs, circles and bands (room) 2003 © Estate of Sol LeWitt/ARS. Licensed by Viscopy, Sydney
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Performance art by Destiny Deacon
An opportunity to see the first presentation of a new performance work by artist Destiny Deacon.
Saturday 21 & Sunday 22 May, 2pm
Centenary Auditorium | Duration 15 minutes | Free
Image: Destiny Deacon Me and Virginia’s doll (detail) 1995. Gift of Phyllis Ada Evans (née Deacon) and her son Richard Deacon Evans 2002 © Destiny Deacon. Licensed by Viscopy, Sydney
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Live music with The Rescue Ships
Singer/songwriters Brian Campeau and Elana Stone of The Rescue Ships perform original music and sounds from the 1960s.
Saturday 21 May 2011, 3.30pm & 5pm
Sunday 22 May 2011, 12pm & 1.30pmCafe | Duration 1 hour | Free
Image: Elana Stone and Brian Campeau, The Rescue Ships
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Beat poetry with Miles Merrill
Miles Merrill performs Jack Kerouac's ‘On the road’ and Allen Ginsberg's ‘Howl’ with multi-instrumentalist Trevor Brown
Saturday 21 & Sunday 22 May, 2.30pm
Contemporary galleries | Duration 30 minutes | Free
Image: Miles Merrill
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Open Weekend 2011 films
‘I shot Andy Warhol’, ‘Basquiat’ and ‘Paris is burning’
Saturday 21 May 2011, 2.00pm
Saturday 21 May 2011, 7.15pm
Sunday 22 May 2011, 2.00pmDomain Theatre | Free
Image: Basquiat (detail)
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Breakdancing performance
A celebration of street culture in contemporary art
Saturday 21 & Sunday 22 May, 3pm
Entrance court | Duration 15 minutes | Free
Image: B*Boy Blond. Photo: Nick Bassett
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ArtDocs film screenings
A special screening of documentaries highlighting artists in the contemporary collection
Saturday 21 & Sunday 22 May, various times as listed
Centenary Auditorium | Free
Image: Open Score by Robert Rauschenberg (detail)
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Contemporary galleries talks
Insights into contemporary art
Saturday 21 May 2011, 1.30pm
Sunday 22 May 2011, 2.00pm
Sunday 22 May 2011, 3.30pmContemporary galleries | Free
Image: Nam June Paik Buddha game 1991 © Nam June Paik Estate
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Drawing demonstrations
Discover more about drawing techniques in our newly refurbished works-on-paper study room.
Saturday 21 May 2011, 2.00pm
Sunday 22 May 2011, 2.00pmStudy room | Duration 2 hours | Free
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Help create a Sol LeWitt wall drawing
A rare chance to participate in creating one of LeWitt's wall drawings.
Saturday 21 May 11am-8pm
Sunday 22 May, 11am-4pmFunction space | Duration 9 hours | Free
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Live music with Mr Percival
A unique musical experience
Saturday 21 May 2011, 7.30pm
Sunday 22 May 2011, 4pmEntrance court | Duration 30 minutes | Free
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David Jaffe lecture
The senior curator at the National Gallery, London 'flips the background'
Wednesday 1 June 2011, 7.30pm
Centenary Auditorium | Duration 1 hour | Free
Jeff Koons, Puppy 1995. John Kaldor Family Archive. Photo: Eric Sierins
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New contemporary galleries celebrity talks
Personal insights on collecting, philanthropy and politics
Wednesdays 6.30pm
25 June – 8 July 2011Entrance court | Free
Image: John Kaldor
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Michael Landy artist talk
Celebrated British artist Michael Landy discusses his past and upcoming work in association with Kaldor Public Art Projects.
Wednesday 8 June 2011, 7.30pm
Contemporary galleries | Duration 30 minutes | Free
Michael Landy The consuming paradox 1999 (detail) John Kaldor Family Collection at the Art Gallery of New South Wales © Michael Landy. Courtesy Thomas Dane Gallery, London
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Music in the ArtBar: Mr Percival
A unique musical experience
Wednesdays 25 May – 2 June 2011
5.15pm & 7.30pmCafe | Duration 1 hour | Free
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State of the Arts talks
A series of free Friday lunchtime lectures in association with the new contemporary galleries
Fridays 27 May – 17 June 2011, 1pm
Centenary Auditorium | Free
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Printmaking workshop with Andrew Totman
An introduction
Saturday 25 June 2011, 10.15am
Art Gallery Society (members lounge) | Duration 5 hours, 45 minutes | Charges apply
Image: Sol LeWitt’s Wall drawing #1091: arcs, circles and bands (room) 2003 (detail) © Estate of Sol LeWitt/ARS. Licensed by Viscopy, Sydney
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New contemporary galleries collection talks
Expert insights into works in the new contemporary galleries
Wednesdays 5.30pm
25 May – 13 July 2011Contemporary galleries | Free
Image: Mikala Dwyer Hanging eyes, from the series iffytown 1999. Gift of the artist 2002 © Mikala Dwyer. Licensed by Viscopy, Sydney
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Look at me: what do you see? 2011
Interactive character tour
Monday to Friday, 4–15 July 2011
11.30amDuration 30 minutes | Free
Tara O’Sullivan as Pertinos
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New contemporary galleries children’s workshops
July school holidays
4–15 July 2011
Dates and times as listedInformation desk | Charges apply
Image: Ugo Rondinone clockwork for oracles 2011 (detail) John Kaldor Family Collection at the Art Gallery of NSW © Ugo Rondinone
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‘Untitled’ by Ms Kandinsky
Tales of artistic discovery with music, humour and interactive fun
Monday to Friday 4–15 July 2011
1.30pmDuration 30 minutes | Free
Image: Alex Norman as Ms Kandinsky
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Special lecture: Making art public
Nicholas Baume, New York Public Art Fund
Saturday 23 July 2011, 11am
Domain Theatre | Duration 1 hour | Free
Image: Nicholas Baume
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New contemporary galleries documentary films
David Smith + Christo
Saturday 23 July 2011, 2.00pm
Duration 1 hour, 56 minutes | Free
Image: Christo in Paris (1986) Courtesy National Film and Sound Archive
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New Hollywood
New contemporary galleries film program
Wednesdays 2pm & 7.15pm
Sundays 2pm
29 June – 14 August 2011
+ Saturday 16 & 30 July 2011, 2pmDomain Theatre | Free
Image: The graduate (6 & 10 July)
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Barry McGee artist talk
with John Kaldor
Wednesday 14 September 2011, 7.30pm
Centenary Auditorium | Duration 1 hour | Free
Image: Barry McGee & Josh Lazcano (Amaze) New mural, East Houston Street and Bowery, New York, NY 2010 (detail)
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Happiness and the City panel discussion
Michael Landy, Lisa Havilah, David Marr, Tanveer Ahmed
Saturday 24 September 2011, 3.00pm
Domain Theatre | Duration 1 hour, 30 minutes | Free
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InterACTive art 2011
School holiday performance
26–30 September 2011, 11.30am
Information desk | Duration 30 minutes | Free
Image: Open Stage Productions: Monique Dykstra and Daniel Cordeaux
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Rosemary Laing collection talk
Prof Abigail Solomon-Godeau, University of California, Santa Barbara
Wednesday 19 October 2011, 5.30pm
Contemporary galleries | Duration 30 minutes | Free
Rosemary Laing burning Ayer no 1 2003. Gift of Geoff and Vicki Ainsworth 2011. Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program © Rosemary Laing
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Contemporary high tea and tour
The John Kaldor Family Gallery Collection
Sunday 20 November 2011, 1.15pm
Information desk | Duration 2 hours | Charges apply
The new John Kaldor Family Gallery with Sol LeWitt’s Wall drawing #1091: arcs, circles and bands (room) 2003 © Estate of Sol LeWitt/ARS. Licensed by Viscopy, Sydney
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The spirit of our age
Art since the 1960s
Wednesdays, 26 October – 7 December 2011
(except 16 November)
6pm–7.30pmCentenary Auditorium | Charges apply
Image: Gilbert & George Dig 2005 photograph and mixed media, John Kaldor Family Collection at the Art Gallery of New South Wales © Gilbert & George
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New, next, now
School holiday performance
9-20 April 2012 (Mon – Fri), 11.30am
Entrance court | Duration 30 minutes | Free
Image: The Etcetera Duo in front of Ugo Rondinone clockwork for oracles 2011 (detail) © Ugo Rondinone
